Organizational Structure
Learning is global… and so should leadership!
This unique non-profit community is lead by end user and vendors volunteers.
Each year, open elections are held for leadership seats for the global and locale specific communities.
A4L Board of Directors
Ramah Hawley
The Education Cooperative
Tom Ingram
Escambia County School District
Jim McGlynn
Public Consulting Group
Stuart Mitchell
Education Services Australia
Libbi Nelson
CITE (California IT in Education)
Jay Pennington
Iowa Department of Education
Martin Rothbaum
Ministry of Education, New Zealand
Ben Silberglitt
CedarLabs
Jeff Simons
WSIPC
The A4L Board of Directors also includes:
Director Emeritus: Tim Magner
Director Emeritus: Patrick Plant
Australian (AU) Community
AU A4L Community members elect officials every year for terms on the AU Management Board, as well as the AU Technical Board. Elected AU Management Board members serve a two-year term. Elected AU Technical Board Members each serve a one year term.
AU Management Bord (SIFAAMB)
Michael Haigh
National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)
Paul Queeney
Association of Independent Schools NSW
Nimit Rawal
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Barry Wallett
Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA)
Kiki Tanousis
Semaphore Consulting Group
Antony Mawer
Sentral Education
AU Technical Board (DSWG)
ACT Education Directorate:
Greg Shuhardt
Bill Williamson
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA):
Damien Bradburn
Karen Henry
Rajesh Kandpal
Navneet Kumar
Australian Government Department of Education, Skills & Employment (DESE):
Dennis Beissner
Jade Carson
John Koulouris
Catholic Education Office – Melbourne:
Michael Fenton
Chandika Gunawardana
ACT Education Directorate:
Michael Cheung
Anthony Yip
Department of Education & Childrens Services, SA:
Zac Anstee
Department of Education & Training (VIC):
Robert Clissold
Michael Curtin
Ray Farrugia
Russell Gill
O Myung Kwon
Damian Vujicic
Debra Webster
Department of Education & Training (Queensland):
Martin Banks
Paul Canavan
Department of Education (Northern Territory Government):
Tim Egan
Department of Education, Tasmania:
Stephen Brain
Trevor Hill
Education Services Australia (ESA):
Ben Chadwick
Stuart Mitchell
Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA):
Maurice Cummins
Ian Quartermaine
NSW Department of Education:
Gonzalo Chasling
Nilani Eugnan
Vincent Lui
Sandra Scenna
Darryn Van Tonder
Vendor Members:
James Hamilton, Sentral Education
Joerg Huber, Systemic Pty Ltd
David Jones, Sempahore Consulting
Mark Vanderkley, SIMON Schools
North American (NA) Community
NA A4L Community members elect officials every year for terms on the NA Management Board of Directors. The NA Technical Board is comprised of the Lead of each Working Group and Task Force, as well as up to four At-Large members, elected by the membership. The NA Technical Board Members each serve a one year term.
NA Management Board
Michelle Elia
CPSI, Ltd.
Ray Girdler
Arkansas Department of Education
Allen Miedema
Northshore School District
Libbi Nelson
CITE (California IT in Education)
Jay Pennington
Iowa Department of Education
Jennifer Sauro
Infinite Campus
Ben Silberglitt
CedarLabs
Jeff Simons
WSIPC
The following elected members have been offered a 1-year term on the NA Management Board (2023-2024):
Patrick Devanney
ClassLink
Christopher Head
MobileServe
Donato Latrofa
Incident IQ
Jim McGlynn
Public Consulting Group
NA Technical Board
Eric Levy
Cambridge Public Schools
Jason Martin
Incident IQ
Roger Petersen
Iowa Department of Education
NA Management Board also includes:
CEDS (Common Education Data Standard) Liaison: Ross Santy, NCES
Emeritus: Patrick Plant; George Gatsis
United Kingdom (UK) Community
A4L Community Members elect officials every year for a two-year term on the UK Management Board, and for a one-year term on the UK Technical Board. The UK Technical Board is comprised of up to six members elected by the membership (one year term), the Chair of each Functional Group and/or Task Force, and up to four Appointed Representatives (non-voting).
Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) Management Board
Andy Bloom
McGraw-Hill
Libbi Nelson
California IT in Education (CITE)
Ramah Hawley
The Education Co-operative (TEC)
Tom Ingram
Escambia County School District
Josh Olstad
New Hampshire CTO Council
Steve Setzer
Loop Data
Jim Siegl
Future of Privacy Forum
Ben Silberglitt
CedarLabs
Staff
John Lovell
Technology Director
Provides technical leadership and as the primary resource for all things technical – from internal IT support to driving the global community efforts statewide, nationally and internationally focused on both technical specification development and privacy support.
Penny Murray
Community Director
Provides leadership and ownership over providing “value-add” for members and potential members of the Association. This position gauges all aspects of member services including communications, marketing, support member working activities, organizational meetings and strategic partnerships to ensure initiative success.
Larry Fruth II, PhD
Executive Director/CEO
Provides direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization´s philosophy, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. Support includes; Board Administration and Support, Program and Service Delivery, Financial and Human Resource Management, Community Relations and Fundraising.